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| Chasing Ebola Patients in Liberia "First thing was the headache," a Liberian teen tells me. I've arrived in a remote village with a medical team from The International Medical Corps to take him to an Ebola treatment unit. Ten days ago, the teen, a local bishop's son named Boimah, shared a ... | |
| US Troops Battling Ebola Get Off to Slow Start in Africa A chartered 747 carried 2,016 boxes of plastic sheeting supplied by the American government to Liberia, where it will be used in the building of care centers and clinics. lenna Gordon for The Wall Street Journal. The American military effort against history's ... | |
| Possible Ebola Patient Arrives at US NIH Lab An American doctor who was exposed to the Ebola virus in Sierra Leone checked in to the National Institutes of Health hospital Sunday for experimental testing and possible isolation and treatment, the NIH said. The doctor, who hasn't been identified, was ... | |
| Ebola-exposed patient arrives at Maryland clinic An American who was exposed to the Ebola virus in Sierra Leone was admitted Sunday to a National Institutes of Health clinic in Maryland, the agency announced. The patient, a physician who was exposed to the virus while volunteering in the African ... | |
| Ebola Virus Has Killed More Than 3000 People, Says WHO The number of people infected with Ebola could hit 1.4 million by mid-January. What is the world doing about it? WSJ's Jason Bellini has #TheShortAnswer. ZURICH—More than 3,000 people have died from the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, the World Health ... | |
| Ga. officer receives life-saving kidney from a stranger A Georgia police officer is now recovering from organ transplant surgery after a stranger donated to him a kidney. Texan Chris Carroll, seated on the left, decided to donate his kidney to Officer Raleigh Callaway (right) after seeing his plea on social media. | |
| American doctor exposed to Ebola virus admitted to NIH in DC An American doctor who was exposed to the Ebola virus while volunteering in Sierra Leone was admitted Sunday to a hospital at the National Institutes of Health near the nation's capital. The patient, who was not identified, arrived at NIH's Clinical Center ... | |
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| US military battles to halt spread of Ebola virus in West Africa U.S. military personnel have begun constructing tent hospitals and other facilities to help fight the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, though experts warn that they may be too late to prevent the outbreak from killing thousands more. The Wall Street Journal reports ... | |
| 'Breast cancer drug extends lives of patients' A drug used to treat advanced breast cancer has had what appears to be unprecedented success in prolonging lives in a clinical trial, researchers reported on Sunday. Patients who received the drug - Perjeta, from the Swiss drug maker Roche — had a ... | |
| US doctor exposed to Ebola virus admitted to NIH WASHINGTON — An American doctor who was exposed to the Ebola virus while volunteering in Sierra Leone has been admitted for observation at the National Institutes of Health near the nation's capital. NIH confirmed in a news release on its website that ... | |
| Life expectancy rises in trial of new breast cancer drug A drug used to treat advanced breast cancer has had what appears to be unprecedented success in prolonging lives in a clinical trial, researchers reported Sunday. Patients who received the drug — Perjeta, from the Swiss drugmaker Roche — had a median ... | |
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| Scientists grapple with ethics in rush to release Ebola vaccines Normally it takes years to prove a new vaccine is both safe and effective before it can be used in the field. But with hundreds of people dying a day in the worst ever outbreak of Ebola, there is no time to wait. In an effort to save lives, health authorities are ... | |
| Walk to End Alzheimer's hits fundraising goal BENNINGTON -- More than 100 area residents came out to Willow Park on Sunday to participate in the 2014 Walk to End Alzheimer's. The annual event, which is put on by the Alzheimer's Association Vermont Chapter and sponsored by many local ... | |
| Talk Therapy Is Key To Treating Anxiety Issues A combination of counseling and medication can provide optimal benefits for various psychiatric health issues. However, recent findings published in the journal The Lancet Psychiatry show that for treating social anxiety problems, the most effective treatment ... | |
| Burying Ebola Victims in Liberia Matthew Lincoln died last night. He was one of two patients to die at the Bong County Ebola Treatment Unit on Saturday. When Lincoln died, I was embedded with a group of aid workers tracking down Ebola patients. We were on our way to the center with his ... | |
| Mercer Island still under boil order, school cancelled Mercer Island officials still aren't sure if their tap water is safe to drink, so the city remained under a boil order for a second day, Sunday. Loading… Post to Facebook. Mercer Island still under boil order, school cancelled Mercer Island officials still aren't sure if ... | |
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| | Providence Eyewitness News | Walk to End Alzheimer's Oct. 4 in Rehoboth As many as 500 people are expected to gather at Grove Park in Rehoboth Saturday, Oct. 4, to Walk to End Alzheimer's. Check-in is at 8:30 a.m.. There is still time to register for anyone who has not yet signed up and would like to show his or her support by ... | |
| Devon Still jersey sales approach 10000 Bengals fans, and others across the nation and world, have responded in tremendous numbers in ordering the jersey of defensive tackle Devon Still through the team's Pro Shop. Orders are approaching 10,000 for the jerseys, a tribute to fans whose ... | |
| More than 32600 El Pasoans signed up for 'Obamacare' FILE - In this Oct. 1, 2013 file photo, Louis Peters fills out papers at the Henry J. Austin Health Center, in Trenton, N.J., to sign up for new plans through a health insurance exchange. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File). Related Stories. Apr 1: Obama celebrates 7.1 ... | |
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| Ask the doctor: What are e-cigarettes? Many healthcare providers view e-cigarettes as just another mechanism of nicotine use. (Photo: Shutterstock). CONNECTTWEETLINKEDINCOMMENTEMAILMORE. The physicians at Indiana University Health want to answer your questions. SUBMIT YOUR ... | |
| Roche's Perjeta Extends life of Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients A new Roche cancer drug tested in Sheffield has shows excellent results for patients with HER2 positive breast cancer. The trial results shared during a conference in Madrid, Spain conclude that the drug extends life of patients with aggressive breast cancer ... | |
| Obamacare: President Urging Red States to Expand Medicaid President Obama is resolute to make his social health care system work and Obamacare program seeks to include even more US citizens who live below the poverty line. This step will surely ruffle quite some feathers and the red states have been eternally ... | |
| Enterovirus spreads as Idaho waits for test results Enterovirus continues to spread. The Idaho Health and Welfare Department is waiting for more than two dozen test results after a boy in Eastern Idaho. Loading… Post to Facebook. Enterovirus spreads as Idaho waits for test results Enterovirus continues to ... | |
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| Obstacles persist for safe, legal termination The World Health Organisation estimates that one in five pregnancies globally end in induced abortion. Lives at risk: Police arrested six people in Johannesburg last week for running an illegal abortion clinic. (Cornel van Heerden, Beeld). With the collapse of ... | |
| Ebola spread beats world's response A Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) member in protective gear. Picture: AFP/CELLOU BINANI. Related articles. Ebola's worst effect may be on struggling nations' economies · Liberia's top doctor under Ebola quarantine, deputy dead ... | |
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| Breast cancer drug increases survival by five years A breast cancer drug rejected by the NHS rationing body could extend the lives of patients with an advanced form of the disease by almost five years, a study has found. Women with an aggressive type of cancer which has been traditionally hard to treat could ... | |
| SAD: Pill VS will Social anxiety disorder is characterized by intense fear and avoidance of social situations. This is not just shyness, according to John Hopkins University. People with this disorder can shun friendships or even turn down promotions in fear that it would lead to ... | |
| CBT best for social anxiety Cognitive behavioural therapy is more effective than medication for managing social anxiety disorder, a large study shows. It concludes that antidepressants should now be relegated to second-line treatment for this common and debilitating condition. | |
| Heart disease warning factors 'missed by many adults' Many adults in the UK are unaware of the risk factors for heart disease, according to a new poll. While a third of people are worried about getting dementia or cancer, only 2% are afraid of coronary heart disease, a survey by the British Heart Foundation has ... | |
| | Providence Eyewitness News | Thousands turn out for Walk to End Alzheimer's Eyewitness News is a proud sponsor of the Walk to End Alzheimer's, our very own Mike Montecalvo emceed Sunday's event. Two stabbed outside Atwells Ave. club. 4:09 pm. Club ordered closed after person shot in parking lot. 2:03 pm. Police identify man ... | |
| Miss Michigan USA crowned in Port Huron PORT HURON, Mich. (AP) — A new Miss Michigan USA and Miss Michigan Teen USA have been crowned in Port Huron. Rashontae Wawrzyniak, who represented St. Clair Lake, is the new Miss Michigan. Maria Rendina of Monroe took the teen title. | |
| Gonzales Mayor proclaims October 'Geaux Pink Month' In rallying the community to get more involved in the fight against cancer, Barney D. Arceneaux, mayor/administrator, city of Gonzales, recently issued a proclamation recognizing October 2014 as Geaux Pink Month in Gonzales. “I call on all citizens in the ... | |
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| Failed cancer vaccines might could get new lease of life Using vaccines to fight cancer is a field littered with failures but experts believe it is possible the approach could get a new lease of life if such shots are combined with a new class of drugs called checkpoint inhibitors. Unlike traditional preventative vaccines, ... | |
| Pediatricians urge IUDs or implants for teen girls CHICAGO — Teen girls who have sex should use IUDs or hormonal implants — long-acting birth control methods that are effective, safe and easy to use, the nation's most influential pediatricians' group recommends. In an updated policy, the American ... | |
| 5 babies test positive for TB in Texas exposure NEW YORK- NOVEMBER 27: A doctor examines the x-rays of a tuberculosis (TB) patient at a TB clinic Novmeber 27, 2002 in Brooklyn, New York. Healthcare workers around the country oversee patients in a program called Directly Observed Therapy (DOT) ... | |
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